高考英语 阅读理解考前冲刺训练（3）.doc

2013高考英语（阅读理解）考前冲刺训练（3） 及答案解析 (第*篇)celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. fans used to be crazy about specific film，but now the public tends to base its consumption (消费)on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. besides，fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. as a result.celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful market potential, moving from advertising for othersproducts to developing their own.celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon，but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers，and limited to a few tv actresses. today theyre started by firstclass stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. the most successful startups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. as celebrities become more and more experienced at the market，they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.however，for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. no matter how famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in selfpromotional marketing. and once the initial (最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty (忠诚) returning to triedandtrue labels.today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. the popcultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. each_misstep_threatens_to_reduce_a_celebritys_shelf_life,_and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. still，the egos (自我的)potential for expansion is limitless. having already achieved great wealth and public recognition，many celebrities see fashion as the next frontier to be conquered. as the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been temporary.5. fashion magazines today_.a. seldom put models on the coverb. no longer put models on the coverc. need not worry about celebritiesmarket potentiald. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly解析细节理解题。由第一段“fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover”可知答案。答案a6. a change in the consumer market can be found today that_.a. price rather than brand name is more concernedb. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsc. producers prefer tv actresses to film stars for advertisementsd. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned解析推理判断题。文章第三段论述名人如果高估了自己的形象价值而忽视了质量问题，人们还是最终会失去兴趣而信任质量过硬的品牌。答案d7. the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly_.a. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsb. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general publicc. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessd. influence the price of a celebritys products解析推理判断题。联系此句上下文：流行文化圈越来越大，但失败的风险也会越来越大，依靠名人效应的品牌一旦失足，影响的不只是名人自己的形象还有企业的效益。a项最全面，其他选项片面或偏离中心。答案a8. the passage is mainly about_.a. celebrity and personal styleb. celebrity and market potentialc. celebrity and fashion designd. celebrity and clothing industry解析主旨大意题。通过对文章的分析可以看出，文章讲的是名人和市场潜能的关系，而不是和个人风格、流行设计、服装工业的关系。答案b*结束 (第*篇)we already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: use less energy. with a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more doing the earth a favor while also helping our wallets.not long ago, my wife, pj, and i tried a new diet not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. scientists have reported recently that the world is heating up even faster than predicted only a few years ago，and that the consequences could be severe if we don t keep reducing emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide (co2) and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.we decided to try an experiment.for one month we recorded our personal emissions of co2. we wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. the average us household(家庭) produces about 150 pounds of co2 a day by doing common place things like turning on airconditioning or driving cars. that s more than twice the european average and almost five times the global average, mostly because americans drive more and have bigger houses. but how much should we try to reduce?for an answer, i checked with tim flannery, author of the weather makers: how man is changing the climate and what it means for life on earth.in his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping_points，such as the melting (融化) of the ice sheets in greenland or west antarctica. “to stay below that point, we need to reduce co2 emissions by 80 percent，” he said.good advice, i thought.i d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. we d gotten so used to keeping our airconditioning going around the clock.i d almost forgotten the windows even opened.we should not let this happen again. it s time for us to change our habits if necessary.语篇解读我们已经知道，减缓气候变化最快、最经济的办法就是少用能源。举手之劳，大部分人就能把所耗费的能源减少25%以上，并能减少co2的排放量一方面爱护地球，另一方面对自己的钱包也有帮助。那我们何乐而不为呢？5why did the author and his wife try a new diet?a. to take special kinds of food.b. to respond to climate change.c. to lose weight.d. to improve their health.解析细节理解题。依据文章第二段中的“not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change”可知，作者这么做的目的是回答一个令人烦恼的气候变化问题。答案b6the underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to “_”a. freezing points b. burning pointsc. melting points d. boiling points解析猜测词义题。在他的书中，他要读者大幅减少个人温室气体排放量，以免世界来到“引爆的临界点”，下面给出的例子“such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in greenland or west antarctica”，可以判断出c项正确。答案c7it can be inferred from the passage that_.a. it is necessary to keep the airconditioning on all the timeb. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of co2c. the average us household produces about 3,000 pounds of co2 a monthd. the average european household produces about 1,000 pounds of co2 a month解析推理判断题。由第一段和最后一段可知大多数人可以减少能源消耗与温室气体的排放量。故选b。答案b8which of the following would be the best title for this passage?a. saving energy starts at homeb. changing our habits begins at workc. changing climate sounds reasonabled. reducing emissions of co2 proves difficult解析主旨大意题。文章作者通过讲述自己一家人切实有效地减少温室气体排放量的行动，向我们证明了：节约能源从家庭做起，从我做起。故a项正确。答案a*结束 (第*篇)timetablemondays to fridaysoxforadlondon paddingtonoxford london paddingtonoxford london paddington0905 1001 1115 12140948 1042 1145 12441005 1104 1200 12561035 1134 1215 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